Muskego Lakes Family Newsletter

• Muskego Lakes Middle School Website
• Muskego Lakes Academic Guidebook for 2021-22
• Muskego Lakes Report a Concern

Dear Muskego Lakes Families,

As principals at MLMS, we use restorative practices anytime conflict arises or harm is done to relationships. In line with our school vision, restorative practices focus on people and relationships.

Restorative practices empower students by helping them develop empathy and perspective taking. In addition, restorative practices allow students to take their power back, honor their feelings and emotions, give victims a voice, and serve as a model for healthy conflict resolution.

When facilitating restorative conversations, the goal is always to exit the conversation as the adult so the students can continue talking without a mediator.

The wait time when stepping out of those conversations can be hard. And most students struggle to make eye contact with one another at first. But our students can do it, and I am always so proud of the way they express themselves.

They get to hear the impact they had on another person, and they get the time and space needed to repair the harm they caused so relationships can be restored.

Important to know is that we have a consistent and predictable disciplinary system in place at Muskego Lakes- holding all students to high behavior expectations. But we are also aware that our students are complex and sensitive and brave all at the same time. And while ensuring all students learn at high levels is important, middle school students have big emotions, real fears, and in the end they all just want to be loved.

Enjoy the weekend ahead!

With love,

Rachel Rydzewski & Nancy Pasch

Muskego Lakes Principals

• Fall Parent Teacher Conferences: Thursday, October 7th (In Person) & Tuesday, October 12th (Virtual)
• MLMS Swim-A-Thon- Saturday, October 16th
• Muskego Lakes Community Day: October 29th
• Picture Retake: November 2nd 8am-12

The district calendar committee has begun work on the 2022-23 school calendar and we are interested in gathering input from our families. Thank you in advance for making time to complete this BRIEF SURVEY.

Results from the survey will be one of many factors taken into consideration by the team. We anticipate a final calendar being brought forward to the School Board in December, which will then be shared with families once approved.

Toward the end of October (on an undisclosed date so that it's a surprise), students will be participating in a Fall Fun Fest Community Day! On this day, one of the activities that we'd like to feature is the group game Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. Therefore, because we will need 30 decks of cards, we are looking for some help to fund this hilarious game! If you are willing and able to help, please check out our Muskego Lakes Amazon Wishlist HERE. Thank you in advance for your consideration and generosity! - MLMS Community Day Crew

We partner with Teachers on Call to fill our open positions for Guest Teachers or an aide position. Apply online at www.teachersoncall.com or Call 1-800-713-4439. If interested in becoming a guest teacher and being assigned to the same building each day for the remainder of the school year, please reach out to jeff.petersen@muskegonorway.org to learn more about this opportunity.

• Flexible schedule - work when you want
• Great pay and other perks
• Share your skills and make an impact
• Prior teaching experience not required

Click here to attend your conference! This link is the same that you used to book your conferences.

Having difficulty logging in to Meet the Teacher?

When logging into the program on the parent login page, you must enter your details that match the information in our Infinite Campus system exactly.

• Use Samantha not Sam, if Infinite Campus uses your daughter's full name
• When entering an email address, ensure it is one associated with the Infinite Campus profile

Having difficulty accessing your conference?

If you are having difficulty accessing your conference via your computer, Meet the Teacher asks you to consider using a personal smartphone if you have access to one. Smartphones often have the microphone and camera enabled. Additionally, there are generally no firewall issues with these devices. However, if you test the program when accessing video calls for the first time, your web browser should ask you if you wish to allow access to the camera and microphone.

If your camera and/or microphone is not detected, Please follow these suggestions below and then press Try Again.

1. Try refreshing the page to see if the web browser prompts you for access to the camera and microphone. If you're prompted for access, choose Allow.
   Otherwise, continue to step 2.
2. Check if your web browser is blocking access to the camera and microphone and if so, unblock access. The steps to do so depend on which web browser you're using. Click on the link to view the guide:

• iPhone/iPad: Safari - open Settings from the Home screen, then choose Safari, and scroll to the Camera & Microphone Access option.
• Android: Chrome, Firefox
• Windows: Chrome, Firefox, Edge (latest version) - press the three dots in the upper right and choose Settings, press Site permissions on the left, followed by Camera and Microphone on the right. Ensure camera and microphone access isn't blocked for this website.
• Mac: Safari, Chrome, Firefox

A reminder that we will be offering both in-person and virtual conferences. Please note the night for each of these occuring:

• Thursday, October 7th, 2021: In Person
• Tuesday, October 12th, 2021: Virtual

As shared last week, we will be using "Meet the Teacher" to schedule these conferences, and each conference will be 10 minutes long. If you have more than one child at MLMS, you will be able to book conferences for all with the same log-in. You do NOT need to book conferences with your childs homeroom teacher.

Steps Need and Important Information When Scheduling

• Virtual Conferences
• In-Person Conferences

Link to Sign Up

https://MLMSconferences.meettheteacher.com/

How to Schedule Your Conference on Meet the Teacher Platform

Step 1: Login

Fill out the details on the page then click the Log In button.

You must enter information as it is in Infinite Campus.

• Use Samantha not Sam, if Infinite Campus uses your daughter's full name

• When entering an email address, ensure it is one associated with the Infinite Campus profile

• If you have multiple children, you can decide which child's information to use. They will all give you family access!

A confirmation of your appointments will be sent to the email address you provide.

Step 2: Select Parent Teacher Conference

Click on the date you wish to book.

Unable to make all of the dates listed? Click I'm unable to attend.

Step 3: Select Booking Mode

Choose Automatic if you'd like the system to suggest the shortest possible appointment schedule based on the times you're available to attend. To pick the times to book with each teacher, choose Manual. Then press Next.

We recommend choosing the automatic booking mode when browsing on a mobile device.

Step 4: Choose Teachers

If you chose the automatic booking mode, drag the sliders at the top of the screen to indicate the earliest and latest you can attend.

Select the teachers you’d like to book appointments with. A green tick indicates they’re selected. To de-select, click on their name.

Step 5a (Automatic): Book Appointments

Skip this step if you chose Manual.

If you chose the automatic booking mode, you'll see provisional appointments which are held for 2 minutes. To keep them, choose Accept at the bottom left.

If it wasn’t possible to book every selected teacher during the times you are able to attend, you can either adjust the teachers you wish to meet with and try again, or switch to manual booking mode (Step 5b).

Step 5b (Manual): Book Appointments

Skip this step if you chose Automatic.

Click any of the green cells to make an appointment. Blue cells signify where you already have an appointment. Grey cells are unavailable.

To change an appointment, delete the original by hovering over the blue box and clicking Delete. Then choose an alternate time.

You can optionally leave a message for the teacher to say what you’d like to discuss, or raise anything beforehand. Once you’re finished booking all appointments, at the top of the page in the alert box, press click here to finish the booking process.

Step 6: Finished

All your bookings now appear on the My Bookings page. An email confirmation has been sent and you can also print appointments by pressing Print. Click Subscribe to Calendar to add these and any future bookings to your calendar.

To change your appointments, click on Amend Bookings.

For screenshots to assist you in signing up, please visit here.

Hello Muskies! Have you raised money for the Swim-A-Thon on October 16th? Donations are still being accepted for this fantastic cause.

Starting the week of October 4th, we will be having an all school raffle to help benefit the Swim-A-Thon.

• Donate $25 and your name will be put in a raffle to get a pass to skip the line at lunch time or excuse a tardy.
• Donate $75 and your name will be put in to have lunch with the Principal
• Donate $200 and your name will be put in to win a pair of Apple Airpods.

Winners will be announced on Monday, October 11th. We ask that you keep the donations rolling in Muskies, you are doing a fantastic job! The homeroom with the most donations thus far is Mrs. Schiessl (7th grade) and they are still leading the way for the pizza party.

Donations can be made via Venmo @muskegolakesPTO, our GoFundMe page https://gofund.me/4dbe3318 and by dropping money off at the ML office.

Please consider joining the Muskego Lakes PTO. We meet monthly in the MLMS library. We always welcome new faces and would love to hear your ideas in how we can make this an amazing school year ahead!!

MLMS PTO Meeting Dates for 2021-2022

• October 20,2021 @6:30pm
• November 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm
• January 19, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• February 16, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• March 16, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• April 20, 2022 @ 6:30pm
• May 18, 2022 @ 6:30pm

Please make sure you mark your calendar for our picture retake day! It will be held on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021, from 8 am to Noon. Any students who missed the first picture day or need retakes, please plan to do so at this time.

If you would like to join the MLMS Ski /Snowboard Club, please make sure the following information is turned in (with payment) during the week of October 11-15, 2021! Early or late submissions will not be accepted. If you need the following forms printed, please pick up forms at student services. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Buxengard, laurie.buxengard@muskegonorway.org, 262-971-1810 X6010 or Barb Mattson, barbara.mattson@muskegonorway.org.

1. Complete Electronically - MLMS Ski Club Form

2. The following forms need to be completed and turned into MLMS with payment, checks made payable to Muskego Lakes Middle School

• Alpine Valley Release of Liability - REQUIRED

• Concussion form - REQUIRED

• Co-curricular Code Card -REQUIRED

• Emergency Information Card - REQUIRED

The cost (listed below) includes six trips, one free lesson, a student ID card, coach bus transportation, and a club t-shirt. Each Tuesday afternoon we will depart school by 2:40 PM and return to school promptly at 8:00 PM. Your student will be dismissed from class by 2:30 PM to arrive at the bus for departure at 2:40 PM. We will arrive back at school at 8:00 PM. Please be prompt! Late pickups may result in removal from the club.

All forms and fees are due the week of October 11-15. No early drop-off/registrations will be accepted before this week. You can drop off an envelope with all forms and fees completed inside. All papers and fees are due together.

All student clubs at MLMS must meet the academic eligibility requirements according to the co-curricular code (student handbook).

Students will be covered under their own individual family insurance policy. Muskego Lakes Middle School and Muskego Norway School district are not liable for any injuries.

Cost(s): Make checks payable to Muskego Lakes Middle School

Non-rental: $265.00

Rental (helmet not included): $415.00

------

Helmet: $10.00 each trip (must pay for on own @ Alpine Valley each week, unless you own one) ** Due to the increasing number of ski and board injuries around the country, it is MANDATORY that ski/board helmets be worn at all times on the slopes.

Dates for trips: TUESDAY - December 7, December 14, December 21, January 4, January 11 and January 18, (Makeup) January 25

Family Weekly Test Kits

• To opt into this program, please complete our online form by clicking here.

COVID-19 Exposure Notification

• Please to submit the follow form if you, your child, or anyone in your household has been exposed to and/or is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. (Form: COVID-19 SYMPTOM OR STATUS NOTIFICATION FORM. After completing the form, someone from Health Services will be in touch with you about next steps.

Parent COVID-19 FAQ

• You can find any and all information related to COVID-19 and our response in the PARENT COVID-19 FAQ. Please take a look there before reaching out to the Health Services team.

For all other questions related to COVID-19, please refer to the MNS Health Services website for the latest health information including but not limited to COVID-19 guidelines, Illness and Injury guidelines, Immunizations, Forms, and other useful information.

We encourage you to follow us on Twitter or Facebook.

Website: https://www.muskegonorway.org/schools/muskegolakes/
Location: W124 S8009 North Cape Rd.
Phone: 262-971-1860
Twitter: @MLMSmuskies